m.v. WILLEM RUYS

A scan of a newspaper picture of the Dutch passengerliner "Willem Ruys", owned by the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, flag the Netherlands. Build at the "De Schelde" Scheepswerf in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The keel of yard number 214 was laid down in January 1939. Due to the outbreak of the war the construction was halted and she remained on the slipway. First the Germans tried to bomb the vessel, buth then they continued the construction, which was sabotaged a few times by the Dutch resistance. The rusting hull survived the war and it was decided to complete her, becoming a matter of national pride. On the 1st of July 1946 she was launched and christened "Willem Ruys", named after the great-grandson of the founder of the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, who was shot by the Germans on the 15th of August 1942, together with two other citizen of Rotterdam, after having been taken as hostages in retaliaton for an attack on the railways near Rotterdam. On the 2nd of December 1947 the "Willem Ruys", grt. 21.119, l.o.a. 192.43 mt. set out on her maiden trip from Rotterdam to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) and became the most popular liner on the Indonesia route.

When you became interested in this most popular liner, the SCALDIS CARDBOARD MODELCLUB in the Netherlands has a beautiful and detailed model of this fine ship, and of many other famous and less famous ships as well. Visit their web page at:
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m.v. BORAX TRADER

m.v. "Borax Trader", ex Lonelil '77. Owner J.J.L. Lettinga, Panama, flaf Panama. Build 1962 at A/S Nordso Vaerftet, Ringkobing, Norway. Grt. 293, dwt. 450, l.o.a. 40.82 mt. Engine type Alpha-Diesel A/S, 280 hp., speed 9.5 kn. Vessel type Cargo

LOCOMOBILE 1907

AEROCAR model F of 1907

m.v. ANATOLIY LUNACHARSKIY

m.v. "Anatoliy Lunacharskiy", owner USSR-Baltic Shipping Co., Leningrad (St. Petersburg) USSR. (Russia), flag USSR. Build 1971 at VEB Warnowwerft Warnemunde, Germany. Grt. 9.323, dwt. 13.150, l.o.a. 151.49 mt. Engine type Motor, MAN-VEB Dieselmotorenwerk Rostock, 9.600 hp., speed 18.25 kn. Vessel type Cargo.

m.v. GHARDAIA

m.v. "Ghardaia", owner Compagnie Algero-Libyenne de Transport Maritime, Tripoli, Libya, flag Libya. Build 1980 at Schlichting Werft, Travemunde, Germany. Grt. 1.594, deadw. 2.900 ton, l.o.a. 114.00 mt., engine type Motor, MaK, 4.500 hp., speed 16 kn. Vessel type Ro/C/Con.

m.v. GLACIAR PERITO MORENO

m.v. Glaciar Perito Moreno, owner ELMA, Buenos Aires, Arnetina, flag Argentina. Build 1981 at Ast. Alianza S.A., Avellaneda, Argentina. Grt. 9.012, dwt. 10.450, l.o.a. 146.51 mt. Engine type Motor, Sulzer-A.F.N.E., 13.300 hp., speed 20 kn., vessel type Reefer.

m.v. DAVOS

m.v. "Davos", ex Yemelos, ex Steintor. Owner Compagnie de Navigation Transoceanique S.A., Basle, Switzerland, flag Switzerland. Build 1961 at Howaldtswerke, Hamburg, Germany. Grt. 9.101, dwt. 13.229, l.o.a. 149.40 mt. Engine type Motor, MAN., 6.750 hp., speed 15 kn., vessel type Cargo.

m.v. CAPO AMARANTO

m.v. "Capo Amaranto", owner Cryomar Compagnia di Navigazione SpA., Naples, Italy, flag Italy. Build in 1982 at Cantiere Navale Luigi Orlando, Livorno, Italy. Grt. 2.973, dwt. 3.387, l.o.a. 99.98 mt., engine type Motor, Grandi Motori Trieste, 3.500 hp., vessel type LPG/Ammonia Carrier.

m.v. BALDER VIK

m.v. "Balder Vik", owner Almira Shipping Corp., Monrovia, Liberia, flag Liberia. Build 1983 at Santierul Naval Galatz, Galatz, Romania. Grt. 2.462, dwt. 5.000, l.o.a. 121.49. Engine type Motor, Krupp MaK, 7.200 hp. vessel type Ro/Cargo.

STUDEBAKER 1923

THOR 1915

FLANDERS "4" 1912

m.v. DONG MING

m.v. "Dong Ming", ex Sea Amber '73, owner China Ocean Shipping Co, Guangzhou, P.R. of China. Flag P.R. of China. Build 1964 at N.V. Koninklijke Maatschappij "De Schelde", Vlissingen, the Netherlands. Grt. 10.421, dwt 15.627, l.o.a. 157.41 mt., engine type Motor, Sulzer-N.V. Kon. Mij. "De Schelde", 6.600 hp., speed 15 kn. Vessel type Cargo.

m.v. AARDENBURGH

m.v. "Aardenburgh", owner Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij, Kroonburgh B.V. , Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Flag the Netherlands. Build 1966 at fa. C. Amels & Zoon Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek "Welgelegen", Makkum, the Netherlands. Gross 499 ton, deadw. 1.104 ton, l.o.a. 72.98 mt. Engine type Motor, MAN, 1.485 hp., speed 13 kn., vessel type Cargo.

m.v. PANCALDO

m.v. "Pancaldo", owner Italia di Navigazione SpA, Napoli, Italy, flag Italian. Build in 1978 at Italcantieri SpA, Genova, Italy. Gwt 19.500, dwt. 17.241, loa. 186.44 mt., engine type Motor Grande Motori Trieste, 21.700 hp., speed 23 kn. Vesel type Con/RoRo/Gen. Cargo.

m.v. MOORDRECHT

m.v. "Moordrecht", owner Phs. van Ommeren, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, flag the Netherlands. Build at Gotaverken Oresundvarvet A/B, Landskrona, Sweden. Grt. 26.701, deadw. 44.600 ton, lao. 191.36 mt. Engine type Motor, B&W-Gotaverken, 13.100 hp., speed 16 kn., vessel type Bulk

Thought of the day.

One of the things politicians (and bankers) have in common with Al Capone is a penchant for pin-striped suits. What politicians and bankers have in common is that you can not trust them.

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s.s. RUTH LYKES

s.s. "Ruth Likes". Owner Lykes Bros. Steamship Company Inc., Galveston, USA. flag USA.Build 1966 at Avondale Shipyards Inc., Avondale, USA. Gtw 10.954, dwt. 14.897 ton, loa. 164.60 mt. Engine type Steam Turbine, Westinghouse El. Corp., 15.500 shp., speed 20 kn. Vessel type Cargo.

m.v. TRIESTE

m.v. "Trieste" , owner Lloyd Triestino SpA., Trieste, Italy, flag Italian. Build 1978 at Cantieri Navali Reuniti, Monfalcone, Italy. Grt. 10.804, deadw. 19.585 ton. engine type Motor, FIAT-GMT 19.200 hp., speed 22.5 kn, vessel type Cargo/Con.

m.v. SKAFTA

m.v. "Skafta", ex Borre '81, owner Hafskip H/f, Reykjavik, Iceland, flag Iceland. Build 1970 at Trondhjems M/V, Aker Trondelag A/S, Trondheim, Norway. Grt. 1.498, deadw. 2.873 ton, l.o.a. 87.00 mt., engine type Motor, N.V. Werkspoor, 4.400 hp., speed 15 kn. Vessel type RoRo/Cargo.

m.v. SKOCZOW

m.v. "Skoczow", Owner Polish Shipping Association, Gdansk, Poland, flag Poland. build 1977 at Stocznia Szczecinska im. A. Warskiego, Stettin, Poland. Grt 5.545, net 2.930 ton, dwt. 6.387, loa. 123.81 mt. Vessel type C/R, speed 17 kn.

m.v. SIERRA GREDOS

m.v. "Sierra Gredos", owner Maritima del Norte S.A., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, flag Spain. build 1979 at Maritima del Musel S.A., Gijon, Spain. Grt. 1.225, net. 580 ton, dwt. 2.373, loa. 85.91 mt. Engine type Deutz-Hijos de J. Barreras, 2.600 hp., speed 14 kn. vessel type R.

m.v. TRECI MAJ

"Treci Maj", owner Jugoslavenska Linijska Plovidba, Rijeka, Kroatia (former Yugoslavia), build 1958 at Brrodogradiste "3 Maj", Rijeka, Yugoslavia. Flag Yugoslavia. Grt. 8.766, dwt. 12.980, l.o.a. 146.01 mt. Vessel type C.

m.v. ARIADNE

m.v. "Ariadne", ex Tor Hollandia '75, owner Mineoan Lines Shipping S.A., Iraklion, Greece.
Flag Greece, build 1967 at Luebecker Flender-Werke A.G., Luebeck-Siems, Germany. Grt. 7.748, dwt. 2.287, l.o.a. 138.02 mt.